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( NewsNation) — As the federal government continues large-scale deportations of undocumented migrants, the Trump administration has opened what it calls the largest federal immigration detention center in the country’s history.
On Inauguration Day, the Justice Department fired the acting head of the immigration court system and three top officials. Since then, more than 100 immigration judges have been fired.
As the Trump administration expands immigration enforcement, a new detention site at Fort Bliss raises alarm over secrecy, scale, and the use of military resources.
The numbers reflect the significant effort the Trump administration has put into its escalating immigration crackdown.
Internal documents reveal ICE’s plans to double immigrant detention to more than 100,000 beds, including new detention centers for families.
Officials in a rural Tennessee town have voted to approve agreements to turn a former prison into an immigration detention facility operated by a private company, despite loud objections from upset residents and activists during a contentious public meeting.
Governor Henry McMaster said he is not aware of plans for South Carolina to apply for an immigration detention center grant program run through FEMA.
What will soon become the largest immigration detention facility in the United States is now up and running at Fort Bliss, Texas.